System and app notifications alert you to things that need your attention. If you get constant notification events, the sounds can be annoying to you and those around you who are trying to get things done. The good news is you can turn off notification sounds on Windows but still see the notification pop-ups themselves. We’ll explain how to disable notification sounds on Windows. Can You Disable App Notification Sounds on Windows?...

Note: This How-to only applies to YouTube accounts that were pre-existing before being connected to a Google account. If you log in to YouTube using a Google account you will not see the option to unlink it. Step 1 First of all, you will want to go to YouTube.com and sign in to it with your Google account, as seen below. Step 2 After logging in, on the top right side of the page, click the arrow next to your username and, in the menu that pops below, click Account....

The independent developer Techhit, has developed an Outlook add-on called FBLook. It lets you post status updates and check notifications directly from Outlook. But you’ll still want to grab the Facebook connector from Microsoft if you want to read your friends’ profiles. Download FBLook from the TechHit website (Link Below). It’s a simple installer, just run it and click next a few times to complete. Once installed, you’ll find the FBLook menu on the Outlook ribbon Add-Ins tab....

Original article… One of the most important ways to protect your computer from malicious software is by regularly installing official Windows Updates each month. Unlike Windows XP, which uses an external web page for updates, Windows Vista and Windows 7 both use a Windows Update Application built right into the OS. The new interface adds a few features and also changes things around a little. Let’s take a look at how to make sure you’re getting all of the updates from Microsoft needed to keep your computer secure....

What is Apple Fitness+ Plus? As previously noted, Fitness+ is a paid service that offers a catalog of workouts across various categories. Metrics like heart rate and calories burned are kept via your Apple Watch. When a workout is complete, the information gets added to your daily activity data. In other words, Apple Fitness+ provides yet another way to close your rings! You can watch the videos through iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV....

The good thing is there are third-party services out there that allow you to send large files like WeTransfer, for example. Or, you can share files via OneDrive, Dropbox, or other services. But Mozilla recently launched Firefox Send which a free file transfer service that allows you to share large files from any browser. And it’s super easy. Anyone can send files up to 1 GB in size, and with a Firefox account you can send up to 2....

The process is pretty much the same for both Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010 but today we will show you a quick Video using Word 2010 as well as our typical Step-by-Step Tutorial with screenshots. If you don’t feel like reading, here’s the screencast: Step 1 – Select The Text Open up your document and select the text that you’d like to Bookmark. Step 2 – Creating a Bookmark Click Insert and then Bookmark....

What Do You Need? To use a supported trackpad or mouse, you must own an iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 or later, iPad (5th generation) or later, or iPad mini 4 (or later). You must also have iPadOS 13.4 or later installed on your machine. The trackpad support works with the Apple Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad, and many third-party mice that connect through Bluetooth. In May, Apple’s releasing a new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, which includes both a keyboard and a built-in trackpad....

Note: To use this feature your screen resolution needs to be at least 1366×768 pixels. View Windows 8 Apps and Desktop With a keyboard and mouse, hover the pointer in the lower left or upper right corner of the screen. Then move the mouse straight up or down to bring up the App Switcher. This is a new feature in Windows 8 that will display thumbnail tiles of running apps....

Download the iTunes U app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. You’ll get a message to sync iTunes U courses across your devices. The interface is the familiar bookshelf you get with the iBooks and Newsstand apps. Tap the message to subscribe to courses. Now you can browse through all of the available courses by topic, university and other schools. When you find a course you like, check out the description and materials included....

Just when we thought Android smartphones couldn’t get any larger, HTC launched the J Butterfly for the Japanese market. This is the first smartphone ever to feature a Full HD touchscreen. HTC uses a new technology called Super LCD 3 to make the display full HD 1080p with 440ppi resolution. To get an idea of how impressive these display specs are, take this into consideration: The iPhone 5 Retina display is at 326ppi resolution and HTC’s One X has a LCD 2 display at 312ppi....

I remember back when I was in school, every year the science fair would roll by and my class would walk through the aisles as the nerdy kids would attempt to impress us with bendable bones, exploding volcanoes, and sometimes stuff that was just plain weird. Then again, we never had an innovative sponsor for our fair, such as Google. This year Google is sponsoring their own science fair and some very groovy prizes are up for grabs!...

Increased Security for LastPass To enable the new LastPass security features, open your web browser and login to LastPass.com. From the Control Panel, click the Settings button in the left pane. On the General tab, you’ll see the two new settings. These settings are location-based login options. The two settings address IP-based login blocking. LastPass is able to detect which country a connection is being made from, and it allows you to block logins from all countries except for the ones you authorize....

So off you go to Google again to research lenses only to find that the choices are just as bewildering as the camera bodies. You have standard lenses, wide angle, telephoto, macro, and then all those zoom options. What do they all do? Which one should you get? HELP! Trust me when I say you’re not alone in your confusion. The good news is you’ve come this far and realize that it is a waste to pair a $1000 camera body with a sub-par lens!...

Apple Logic Pro X for OS X There is no upgrade pricing, but at $200, it’s not a bad deal. The whole package offers a lot, and the fact that you aren’t limited to how many of your computers you can tie it to if you are a single user is also a plus. While there is no particular update that stands out as amazing, I do like the simplified arpeggiator and the pitch corrector....

iCloud for Windows First, download the iCloud Control Panel for Windows. It only works with Windows Vista SP 2 and higher – Windows XP users are out of luck. If you’re running Outlook during the install, you’ll receive a notification to close out of it before continuing with the installation. Then the Installation is basic. Follow the install wizard and when it’s done, make sure Open the iCloud Control Panel is checked....

Have you ever seen an email that said it was sent to “Undisclosed Recipients” because it didn’t reveal who the message was sent to? You can do this in Outlook and it’s a fairly simple trick that can make your mass emails seem either mysterious or more professional. Even if you aren’t using mass emails, this is a neat technique for protecting the privacy of those you are sending emails to by not revealing their addresses and simultaneously using the “To” field to let people know that the message was sent to multiple people....

Note: At the end of this tutorial you can download a full collection of 17 presets all in one zip file. Before we begin Don’t own Photoshop? You can grab a copy of Photoshop from Adobe.com for as little as $9.99 a month. If you haven’t done so already, check out my “introduction” tutorials for Photoshop. In the ones I have linked below you will learn the basics and go through all the essential knowledge about Photoshop: All of our Photoshop tutorials Basics Guide Layers – Basics Layers – Advanced Tricks...

To disable this default feature, right click on the Start menu and select Properties. The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties windows comes up. Make sure the Start Menu tab is selected, the click the Customize button. The Customize Start Menu screen comes up. Scroll down and uncheck Open Submenus When I Pause on Them with the Mouse Pointer. Then click OK. Click ok on the Start Menu Properties window. Now when you open the Start Menu, hover over All Programs, and it won’t come up....

Create a Custom PowerPoint Template The Quick Way If you want to be done with this as fast as possible and with minimal time wasted, the quick way should help you create your template in no time. Start by opening PowerPoint and creating a new presentation based on the Blank template. From the Design tab, click the button furthest to the right: Format Background The side panel that will appear after you click the button can help you customize the background....